Ok i havent read the entire thread im sorry but there is something which is REALLy intereesting with the current theories of just what our universe is made up of.
M-Theory.
It is a fairly new take on the very fabric of our universe (and al the other parallel ones!!)and basically it all boils down to every piece of matter is somehow connected. Almost like a force that is ever present all around us. The string theories are fascinating to read about and i have recently started reading 'The Elegant universe' by Brian Greene (ISBN 0-099-28992-X) and i have been totally engrossed by it. It makes you realise that we are taking too much for granted around us. We should be actively seeking knowledge about this sort of thng as it can actually change your whole outlook on the world around you.
What is fascinating is gravity. A immensely powerfull force holding entire solar systems together yet when you consider we can pick up a weight or jump around in it , it just didnt add up It acts on objects thousands upon thousands of miles from the source.It pulls all those asteroids for instance. A immensely powerfull force which seems to excert a tiny force on us. This is where things got amazing!
A female scientist (i'll edit in her name later Helen quinn?) was seeking ways to explain this phenomenon and she needed a way to explain where all that gravitational power was going. She suggested it could be somehow excerting most of its force into another dimension. It was a stroke of genious. It allowed a closer matching of the large scale universe model with the chaotic world of quantum physics .This and other theories led them on the latest path of theories, we could even be looking at the holy grail of theories:
'The theory of Everything'. Calculations led to more strange and fascinating discoveries or at least predictions.
to cut a long story short they came up with the M-theory which is uncanny in that it almost predicts a sort of MAGIC to our universe. A universe where almost anything is possible. So now we have a form of energy which permeates everything and is connected to EVERYTHING. from the smallest atom to the largest star.
An energy all around us, in us and for all we know we may even have some sort of basic instinct which is AWARE of it.
Could this be the 'God' we always seek? Could we be seeing the very face of this god? or is it just a form of 'matter' and theres no real 'life' to it? Why does a universe somehow develop a lifeform which now has the potential to understand its universe?. Design? random fluke? We need to answer it for our own sanity!
It doesnt matter if you're a scientist or a bishop it comes down to a belief. We can only go back as far as the 'Big Bang' and there you are faced with that age old question again. Did it all start from nothing? Or is this the very point at which 'God' created us all?
Science and religion could both be right. We may not have the right idea about what a 'god' really is.This energy could be what a 'god' actually is. Religious people will see it as a sign there is a god while scientists will name it 'M-energy' or something and carry on seeking knowledge of it.Its really all up to you to seek the truth and learn about all this.I hope you all find what you seek
I cant remember the chapter or verse but the bible does say something about we should seek wisdom and understanding. seems its not a bad piece of advice
